Hugo Salmela
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 106 years ago |
Date of birth | June 13,1884 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Parikkala |
Finland | |
Date of died | March 28,1918 |
Died | Tampere |
Finland | |
Rank | Commander-in-chief |
Battles and wars | Finnish Civil War |
Service/branch | Red Guards |
Job | Army officer |
Place of burial | Kalevankangas Cemetery, Tampere, Finland |
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ID | 1537439 |
Hugo Salmela Life story
Hugo Salmela was one of the Red Guard military leaders in the 1918 Finnish Civil War. He was a saw-mill worker from the town of Kotka in Eastern Finland, without any military background. Salmela was also known as an enthusiastic amateur actor in the local worker's theatre.